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Jacek D Custom If Statement Failure
Hi,
I receive the following error on my formula: Error: Incorrect parameter for function 'If()'. Expected Text, received Boolean
Any suggestions why?
Thanks!
If ( OR ( Delete_Flight__c = true , Campaign_2__r.Delete_Flights__c = true ) , "Delete" , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Success" , "None" , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True , If ( OR ( LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.Contract__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c ) , "Update" , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Success" , "None" , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Success" , "None" , If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Fail" , Needs_review__c == true , null ))))))))
Your formula seems to have return type TEXT . And some places its returing boolean value like if
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Fail" is one where is this condition will satisfy you will return boolean
value Needs_review__c == True
But if you look at your formula
If ( OR ( Delete_Flight__c = true , Campaign_2__r.Delete_Flights__c = true ) , "Delete" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True ,
If ( OR ( LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.Contract__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c ) , "Update" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Fail" , Needs_review__c == true ,
null ))))))))
Please make sure every part of your formula only returns the return data type for formula.
All Answers
What are the datatypes of each field that you're evaluating in your Formula?
It's a field update formula that populates a text field with the true values "Delete", "Update" etc.
The datatypes of the fields to evaluate vary depending on each statement in this order: checkbox, text field, text field, DateTime, and 4x text field.
When checking the syntax, Salesforce tells me the error and marks the last if-statement only.
Your formula seems to have return type TEXT . And some places its returing boolean value like if
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Fail" is one where is this condition will satisfy you will return boolean
value Needs_review__c == True
But if you look at your formula
If ( OR ( Delete_Flight__c = true , Campaign_2__r.Delete_Flights__c = true ) , "Delete" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Insert - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True ,
If ( OR ( LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c , Campaign_2__r.Contract__r.LastModifiedDate > DateTime_Sent__c ) , "Update" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Update - Fail" , Needs_review__c == True ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Success" , "None" ,
If ( Export_Confirmation_Result__c == "Delete - Fail" , Needs_review__c == true ,
null ))))))))
Please make sure every part of your formula only returns the return data type for formula.
Ah, thanks a lot! That makes sense.
I was hoping I would be able to address different data types within a single formula.
So in order to update a checkbox, I would need to create another field update formula?!